Tang Liu took a deep breath in his heart.
I am a six-year-old child now, a six-year-old child, a six-year-old child...
"No, can't we just fly, fly, fly there, please~"
To avoid walking, Tang Liu threw away his old face... and chose to act like a spoiled brat.
However, with that incredibly handsome face, blinking those beautiful, jewel-like eyes, and pairing it with a soft, milky voice, this act of spoiling had max lethality!
Tang Hao: "..."
In the sky, Tang Hao was carrying Tang Liu and flying at high speed toward the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang Hao: "???"
What is going on? Why am I flying in the sky? What happened?
Looking down, Tang Liu, who was held in his arms, had already fallen asleep.
Tang Hao: "..."
Let me sort this out.
About half an hour ago.
If he remembered correctly...
This brat who was always at odds with him had actually acted spoiled toward him?!
And after that?
It was as if he had been under an illusion, and he had actually agreed to this kid's request to fly with a face full of doting?!
Damn it, he was his own cub after all; he couldn't resist once he started acting spoiled.
Tang Hao thought gloomily.
What else could he do? They had been flying for so long, was he supposed to go down and walk now?
Since it was his own child, when it was time to spoil him... he would have to finish spoiling him even if he had to kneel to do it!
Thinking this, Tang Hao increased the spirit power defense around Tang Liu while boosting his flight speed.
With his cultivation, at this current speed, he should be able to reach the Star Dou Great Forest by the afternoon.
It's just... this kid really sleeps soundly!
Why did he feel a bit envious?
Tang Hao's mind was filled with chaotic thoughts, and for a moment, the pain of his late wife and the longing for her seemed to fade quite a bit.
The Star Dou Great Forest, the largest gathering place for spirit beasts on the Douluo Continent, was also the first of the three great human forbidden zones on the continent.
Any random tree here exceeded twenty meters in height. The interior of the forest also contained various terrains such as swamps and hills, making it suitable for the survival of almost all known spirit beasts on the continent.
Of course, this was also a paradise for spirit masters.
A paradise with an extremely high mortality rate and equal opportunities.
Tang Hao descended from the sky when he was ten miles away from the Star Dou Great Forest.
Even as powerful as he was, he wouldn't be foolish enough to fly directly over the Star Dou Great Forest.
"We're here, wake up."
Upon landing, Tang Hao gently patted Tang Liu's back to wake him up.
"Hmm? We're here already?" Tang Liu rubbed his eyes and said with a yawn.
Tang Hao: "..."
I carried you for a full six hours, how could it not be fast?
After putting Tang Liu down, Tang Hao sat cross-legged on the spot and began to recover his spirit power.
Entering the Star Dou Great Forest, even he dared not be arrogant, so he had to restore his spirit power to its peak to handle any dangers he might encounter.
Long-term high-speed flight was quite draining on spirit power, even for a Titled Douluo.
Tang Liu sat down not far from him, boredly watching the looming great forest in the distance.
About half an hour later, Tang Hao finished his meditation, stood up again, took the hand of Tang Liu who was about to fall asleep again, and walked toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Have you decided what you want for your second spirit ring?" Tang Hao asked on the way.
Tang Liu thought seriously for a moment, then said, "Group invisibility?"
"Pick another one, that is a spirit skill that can only be produced by at least a ten-thousand-year spirit beast." Tang Hao rejected it without a second thought.
"Then, group weakness, or group berserk?" Tang Liu continued.
"Keep going, those two are also at least at the ten-thousand-year level."
"Then... cleansing negative status effects?"
"A hundred-year effect is too poor, a thousand-year one barely makes do, ten thousand years is decent. Keep looking."
Tang Liu looked at Tang Hao speechlessly, "Then why don't you recommend one for me?" If Grandmaster were here, he could probably find a suitable soul beast for every single soul skill he mentioned earlier.
"Healing and recovery, how about that?" Tang Hao hesitated for a moment before speaking.
With his mind racing and the advantage of knowing the plot, Tang Liu instantly understood what Tang Hao was trying to do.
So, without a second thought, he refused, "No."
Tang Hao suddenly became somewhat agitated. He stopped walking, stood in front of Tang Liu, and looked at him, saying, "Why not? Your martial soul is an auxiliary type mutation to begin with. If you add a healing soul skill, you could... you could better protect yourself."
Hearing this, Tang Liu couldn't help but sneer, "Better protect myself? Are you sure?"
Tang Hao saw the mockery and coldness in his youngest son's eyes and was momentarily stunned.
"Do you dare to tell the truth? Are you still a man?" Tang Liu continued, not caring about Tang Hao's darkening expression.
"I..." Tang Hao opened his mouth as if he had a thousand words he wanted to pour out, but they were stuck in his throat, choking him with discomfort.
"I'll be blunt: do you want me to use a healing soul skill to save someone?" Tang Liu didn't give Tang Hao time to think, his question following immediately.
Tang Hao was silent for a moment, then nodded.
A cold smile curled Tang Liu's lips, "Then let me ask you again: is the person you want to save... Mother?"
Tang Hao's figure seemed to be struck by lightning; he stumbled, nearly losing his footing.
"Yes." Tang Hao remained silent for a long time before speaking tremblingly. A dignified man of seven feet actually had tears welling up in his eyes.
Tang Liu's gaze remained indifferent, pretending not to see Tang Hao's embarrassment, and continued, "The maximum soul ring age I can withstand right now is 3,100 years. A healing soul skill? Hmph." At this point, a trace of disdain appeared on his lips, "Just like you said, a hundred-year purification soul skill is too weak, a thousand-year one makes do, and ten thousand years is decent. In my opinion, a hundred-year healing soul skill is useless, a thousand-year one is too weak, and only a ten-thousand-year one is passable. The best would be a hundred-thousand-year healing soul skill."
For instance, Bi Ji the Emerald Swan would be quite good.
It was just that she should currently be in the Great Fierce Land of the Star Dou Great Forest, absorbing the power of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and trapped in a deep slumber.
Moreover, Tang Liu had self-awareness.
Bi Ji was the wife of Di Tian, the number one fierce beast of the entire Douluo Continent; he definitely couldn't beat her, not to mention that the Silver Dragon King was also sleeping within the Star Dou Great Forest.
Therefore, Tang Liu's target was Bi Ji's kin, those ten-thousand-year-level Emerald Swans.
Given Tang Liu's current cultivation speed and the state of his Third Martial Soul's soul ring attachment, he estimated that the third soul ring for his first martial soul, the Ethereal Blue Silver Emperor, could be at the ten-thousand-year level, with an age just barely crossing the ten-thousand-year mark.
However, Tang Liu had reserved the soul ring slot for the Emerald Swan for his fifth or sixth soul ring.
If it were a hundred-thousand-year one, that would be even better.